Lovingly cellared. Cork broke in removal but wine was intact. Deep garnet to the eye. Cherries with a later hint of vanilla to the nose. Sound tannins with a little pucker. Structurally stillage worthy but I think the nuances are fading.
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2005 Morgons: Full cherry red. In the nose, there's some reduction at first and some barnyard, but this goes away. It gets finer and finer, more and more expressive, there's some tar, there's clear black cherry fruit, it's more linear than expansive. In the mouth, there's some CO² at first, but also this goes away, fairly strong tannin, some tar again, very mineralic, long and round in the finish. At first, this was quite similar to a Northern Rhône Syrah, but it gained in Morgon profil with every minute. A great bottle of Morgon.
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I thought I'd age a bottle a bit just to see what happens. Dark garnet in colour, with some bricking. Classic, fruity beaujolais nose with mainly cherries, plums, and a hint of tar.Very fruity on the smooth, velvety, medium bodied palate. It really hasn't moved very much at all yet. Still quite simple and youthful: it should last a while (B+).
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Starting to drink interesting. Baby fat has led to a more complex experience, but there is still enough fruit, specially the palate, where the wine is wide.
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4/3/2016 - westcoast foodie wrote: 87 Points
Lovingly cellared. Cork broke in removal but wine was intact. Deep garnet to the eye. Cherries with a later hint of vanilla to the nose. Sound tannins with a little pucker. Structurally stillage worthy but I think the nuances are fading.
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7/10/2014 - octopussy Likes this wine: 92 Points
2005 Morgons: Full cherry red. In the nose, there's some reduction at first and some barnyard, but this goes away. It gets finer and finer, more and more expressive, there's some tar, there's clear black cherry fruit, it's more linear than expansive. In the mouth, there's some CO² at first, but also this goes away, fairly strong tannin, some tar again, very mineralic, long and round in the finish. At first, this was quite similar to a Northern Rhône Syrah, but it gained in Morgon profil with every minute. A great bottle of Morgon.
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6/1/2014 - JohnSh wrote:
I thought I'd age a bottle a bit just to see what happens. Dark garnet in colour, with some bricking. Classic, fruity beaujolais nose with mainly cherries, plums, and a hint of tar.Very fruity on the smooth, velvety, medium bodied palate. It really hasn't moved very much at all yet. Still quite simple and youthful: it should last a while (B+).
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2/19/2012 - grenache lover wrote: 93 Points
Starting to drink interesting. Baby fat has led to a more complex experience, but there is still enough fruit, specially the palate, where the wine is wide.
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12/3/2011 - broth wrote: 81 Points
Pretty barnyard on the nose and taste. Disappointed that the fruit and licorice isn't coming through.
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